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Article #624928Re: 1958 Crisis in education
From: Andy Leighton
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:55
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:55
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On 17 Jul 2018 10:41:43 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: > On 2018-07-17, Kerr-Mudd,John <nots...@invalid.org> wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:14:19 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> On 2018-07-17, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: >>>> On 17 Jul 2018 07:09:57 GMT >>>> maus <ma...@mail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am unimpressed with computers in real life. a local expert in AI >>>>> was interviewed a couple of weeks ago on radio. He pointed out that >>>>> if the is a water leak in your house, you will call a plumber, and >>>>> that job can not be taken by AI. >>>> >>>> Hmm that is far from clear, an AI with suitable tools could make >>>> an >>>> excellent plumber in the not too distant future. >>> >>> I'm quite happy to wager an evening's drinking that we'll both be long >>> dead before that happens. Not because of the AI part, but because of >>> the robotics part, Boston Dynamics notwithstanding. >>> >> >> Think small. a heap of nanobots could repair a leak from the /inside/. > > s/nanobots/non-existent technology/ Yep we will be all dead before nanobots are in use. Also plumbers don't just do repairs. They install new pipes, rads, showers etc too. I don't think nanobots will do that. -- Andy Leighton => an...@azaal.plus.com "We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!" - Douglas Adams
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